Glacier is meant as an archive - put stuff in, read just very little bits back. Reading everything/significant parts back costs extra. But if you're using it a

Glacier is meant as an archive - put stuff in, read just very little bits back. Reading everything/significant parts back costs extra. But if you're using it as an archive, and not so much as a backup (which for me implies restore), then it might make sense for you. There is a simplified calculator here: http://liangzan.net/aws-glacier-calculator/ http://liangzan.net/aws-glacier-calculator/